What are the card suits called? different countries?

1. French:
   le pique - peaks
   le carreau - tambourines
   le tr#232;fle - clubs
   le c#339;ur - worms
   The English sequence is the same:
   spades, diamonds, clubs (cards), hearts
2. From history:
   Ordinary maps appeared on the European continent no later than the 14th century. Back in 1367, card games were banned in the city of Bern, and ten years later, a shocked papal envoy watched in horror as the monks enthusiastically played cards near the walls of their monastery. In 1392, Jacquemin Gringonner, the jester of the mentally ill French king Charles VI, painted deck of cards for the entertainment of his master. The deck of that time differed from the current one in one detail: it had only 52 cards. There were four ladies missing, whose presence seemed unnecessary at the time. Only in the next century did Italian artists begin to depict Madonnas not only in paintings, but also on maps.

   In these Arabic cards, only a trained eye can guess the King of Hearts and the Five of Clubs.
   There was no uniformity in card suits either.
   In early Italian decks they were called "swords", "cups", "denarii" (coins) and "wands". It seems, as in India, to be associated with classes: the nobility, clergy and merchant class, while the rod symbolized the royal power that stood over them. In the French version, swords became “spades”, cups became “hearts”, denarii became “diamonds”, and “wands” became “crosses” or “clubs” (the latter word means “clover leaf” in French). . These names still sound different in different languages; for example, in England and Germany these are “shovels”, “hearts”, “diamonds” and “bludgeons”, and in Italy they are “spears”, “hearts”, “squares” and “flowers”. On German cards you can still find the old names of the suits: “acorns”, “hearts”, “bells” and “leaves”. As for the Russian word "hearts", it comes from the word "chervonny" ("red"): it is clear that "hearts" originally referred to the red suit.

   Indian maps have long been round.
   Now:

   Suits
   Names of suits (only the first one indicated is literary):
   * #9824; peaks (veena, blame)
   * #9827; clubs (crosses, crosses, acorns)
   * #9829; worms (worms, fats)
   * #9830; tambourines (tambourines, tambourines, calls).
   Cards of spades and clubs are called black, and hearts and diamonds are called red.
   In other languages

   English names of cards and suits
   * Clubs clubs
   * Diamonds diamonds
   * Hearts hearts
   * Spades peaks
   Advantages:
   *B = J Jack
   * D = Q Queen
   * K = K King
   * T = A Ace
   Cards under ten are named by their numerical designation (three, four .. ten). The exception is the two deuce.
   French names of cards and suits
   * Clubs tr#232;fles
   * Tambourines carreaux
   * Hearts coeurs
   * Peaks piques
   Advantages:
   * V = V Valet
   * D = D Dame
   * K = R Roi
   * T = A As
   Polish names of cards and suits
   * Clubs trefl, zoledz trafl, jovage
   * Tambourines karo, dzwonek karo, dzonek
   * Hearts czerwo, kier worms, kier
   * Peaks pik, wino peak, wine
   Advantages:
   * B = J jopek pack
   * D = Q dama lady
   * K = K krol krul
   * T = A As ac

   19th century German maps showing actors

How to correctly name card suits

Today there are many serious discrepancies in the names of card suits. For example, you can say: hearts or reds? How is it really correct?
There are three views on this problem. The first is the view of classical Russian literature in the works of Pushkin, Tolstoy, Turgenev, Gogol, Dostoevsky and other famous Russian writers. The second look is Soviet language practice and the third look is modern slang. Many famous authors of books on card games suggest using names of suits, which are indicated in classical literature, other well-known authors believe that it is necessary to use terms from Soviet times. My personal opinion is to use the names of the card suits that people want to use during the game. These can be any names with any declensions. As for what names were used to name the card suits, it is better to leave it to historians, let it be recorded in the reference literature.
Below I will give several tables of case forms of the names of card suits in normative and colloquial vocabulary.

Table 1. Declensions of suit names (singular)

Normative vocabulary

Case	Suit ♠	Suit ♣	Suit ♦	Suit
Nominative	peak	Clubs	Tambourine	Cherva
Genitive	peaks	Clubs	Diamonds	Hearts
Dative	dive	Clubs	Tambourine	Cherve
Accusative	pike	Clubs	Tambourine	Worm
Instrumental	pike	Clubs	Bubnoy	Worms
Prepositional	dive	Clubs	Tambourine	Cherve

Conversational vocabulary

Case	Suit ♠	Suit ♣	Suit ♦	Suit
Nominative	Guilt	Cross	Buba
Genitive	Vinny	Cross	Booby
Dative	Wine	Cross	Bube
Accusative	Blame	Cross	Bubu
Instrumental	Blame	Cross	Buboy
Prepositional	Wine	Cross	Bube

Table 2. Declensions of suit names (plural)

Suit

Nominative

Peaks

Clubs

Diamonds

Hearts

Worms

Genitive

peak

Clubs

Tambourine

Heart

Worms

Dative

Peaks

Clubs

Tambourines

To the worms

Hearts

Accusative

Peaks

Clubs

Diamonds

Worms

With hearts

Instrumental

In spades

Clubs

Diamonds

To the Hearts

Worms

Prepositional

Peaks

Clubs

Bubnakh

Chervakh

Worms

Conversational vocabulary

Case	Suit ♠	Suit ♣	Suit ♦	Suit
Nominative	Vinny	Cross	Booby
Genitive	Vin	Cross	Bubey
Dative	Vinam	Crosses	Bam
Accusative	Vinny	Cross	Booby
Instrumental	Wines	Crosses	Diamonds
Prepositional	Vinah	Crosses	Bubyakh

Table 3. Declensions of adjectives formed from names of suits (singular)

Suit

Nominative

Peak

Clubs

Bubnovy

Hearts

Chervonny

Genitive

Peak

Clubs

Bubnovogo

Chervovogo

Chervonny

Dative

Peak

Clubs

Bubnovoy

Chervovoy

Chervonny

Accusative

Peak

Clubs

Bubnovogo

Chervovogo

Chervonny

Instrumental

Pikov

Trefov

Bubnov

Chervov

Chervonny

Prepositional

Pikov

Trefov

Bubnov

Chervovoy

Chervonnom

Table 4. Declensions of adjectives formed from names of suits (plural)

Suit

Nominative

Peak

Clubs

Diamonds

hearts

red ones

Genitive

Peak

Clubs

Bubnovykh

of hearts

red ones

Dative

Pikov

Trefov

Bubnov

of hearts

in red

Accusative

Peak

Clubs

Diamonds

hearts

red ones

Instrumental

Peak

Clubs

Bubnov

hearts

in red

Prepositional

Peak

Clubs

Bubnovykh

of hearts

red ones

In Russia, the outdated names of card suits were called: spades - pichka, pikovochka, pikushka; clubs - trefushka, trefonka, trefonochka; tambourines - tambourine, tambourine, tambourine, tambourine; wormy - fats, fatty, fatty. Vernacular forms: pikes, clubs, pikes, clubs. Colloquial forms: peaks - wine, wine; clubs - crosses, crosses, acorns; worms - worms, fats; tambourines - tambourines, tambourines, calls.
In Germany, the suits have the following meanings: spades - spades; clubs - clubs; hearts - hearts; diamonds are diamonds.
In Spain, card suits mean: spades - swords; clubs - coins; hearts are swords, diamonds are cups.
In France, the names of the suits are similar to our names: spades - spades; clubs - trefoil; hearts - hearts; tambourines - tiles.

Each of us knows what playing cards are and many have played them. But has anyone ever wondered how the first cards and the suits depicted on them appeared?

One option for the origin of cards and suits is the assumption that the first cards appeared in Asia, from where they were already distributed by the Arabs throughout Europe.

Foreign merchants transporting goods and traveling to different lands traded cards with four suits, which were called pentacles, staves, cups and swords.

The origin of card suits is not known for certain, but there are several plausible theories

According to other assumptions, they appeared in Europe during the reign of Charles IV - they were invented by the royal merry fellow for the amusement of the master's family.

In the Old World maps for gambling first described around the same time period. From the variety of decks, their quantitative and qualitative composition, certain commonalities can be identified:

• all decks had 4 suits (as well as special cards called jokers);
• each suit contained several representatives, differing in design or information sign;
• the card combined a suit and a hierarchical place.

The modern deck is a French variation of the combination of card suit and rank, which appeared in the 15th century. The popularity and prevalence of this particular specimen is explained by the low cost of production. On French maps low rank was indicated by Arabic symbols, which eliminated the difficulty of drawing.

There are the following opinions on how the visual images of the suit were formed:

• equipment of knights (spades - spears, worms - shields, diamonds - banners, crosses - swords);
• four social groups of feudal society (army - spades, church - worms, merchants - diamonds, peasantry - crosses);
• objects associated with the death of Jesus Christ (spades - a spear, worms - a sponge, diamonds - nail heads, crosses - a cross).

The last of these explanations is determined by the church’s well-established condemnation of gambling, including card games, which are considered the creation of the Devil. In many European countries, a rather interesting name for suits has taken root. For example, in Germany, worms are called hearts, spades are called leaves, diamonds are called bells, and crosses are called acorns.

Names of card suits

In the Spanish set of cards, suits are also called by peculiar words. Residents of France call them differently: peaks (spears), squares, hearts, clovers. The most common and familiar terms in Russia are those that came from France, or derivatives similar to them.

Thus, diamonds come from “bells”, clubs are the pronounced Russian word “trefle”, hearts are a derivative of “chervonny”, spades speak for themselves.

Hierarchy of card suits

In all its diversity card games A universal seniority of suits has never been established, so many games have their own scale: for example, in bridge or poker there is a hierarchy - spades, hearts, diamonds, crosses. For this reason, games are organized in such a way that would regulate the location and, so to speak, the strength of the suits.

Trumps and special suits

In “bribe” games there is always a suit that is more powerful than others throughout the game. In some games, one or more suits may have a specific meaning. In the game "Spades", by the way, a specific suit is established, which is trump during the game.

Another example of the use of special suits is the game "Hearts", where the presence of cards with hearts puts you in a losing situation.

Description

Card decks come in full and shortened versions. They are divided into plastic and satin (high quality paper).

Full deck

A full deck consists of 54 cards: aces, twos, threes, fours, fives, sixes, sevens, eights, nines, tens, jacks, queens, kings and two jokers.

The complete deck is suitable for all card games.

Short deck

The shortened deck has 36 cards. The minimum card is six. There are no jokers in the shortened deck.

The shortened deck is suitable for most card games.

Standard deck options

A standard deck consists of 54 cards:

• 52 basic cards are characterized by one of four suits(two colors) and one of 13 advantages.
• 2 special cards, so-called jokers, usually differing in design.

Deck of cards:

• 54 cards (maximum deck, starting from aces to jokers)
• 52 cards (deck, starts from deuces to ace),
• 48 cards (deck starting from threes to ace),
• 44 cards (medium deck, starting from fours to ace),
• 40 cards (deck starting from fives to aces),
• 36 cards (deck starting from sixes to ace),
• 32 cards (minimum deck, starting from sevens to ace).

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Other types of decks

Different countries use different decks. The most famous:

• Standard deck

Suits

Names of suits (only the first one listed is literary):

• ♠ - spades (vini, vini)
• ♣ - clubs (crosses, crosses, acorns, fat)
• - hearts (worms, fats, love)
• ♦ - tambourines (tambourines, tambourines, calls).

Cards of spades and clubs are called black, and hearts and diamonds are called red.

In other languages

English names of cards and suits

• Clubs - clubs
• Diamonds
• Hearts
• Peaks - spades

Advantages:

• "B" = "J" - Jack
• "D" = "Q" - Queen
• "K" = "K" - King
• "T" = "A" - Ace

Cards under ten are named by numerical designation (two, three, .. ten), as well as by nicknames: two - “deuce”, three - “trey”.

French names of cards and suits

• Clubs - trèfles
• Tambourines - carreaux
• Hearts - cœurs
• Peaks

Advantages:

• "V" = "V" - Valet
• "D" = "D" - Dame
• "K" = "R" - Roi
• "T" = "A" - As

Polish names of cards and suits

• Clubs - trefl, żołądź [trefl, żołądź]
• Tambourines - karo, dzwonek [karo, dzwonek]
• Hearts - czerwień, kier [cherven, ker]
• Peaks - pik, wino [peak, wine]

Advantages:

• “B” = “J” - walet, Jopek [jack, yopek]
• “D” = “Q” - dama [lady]
• "K" = "K" - król [krul]
• "T" = "A" - As [ac]

Values

All cards

• Numeric ( foschi) (9): two (designation 2 ), three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
• Pictures, Broadway cards ( figures or oners, from English honor - honor) (3): jack (designation IN or J- English Jack), lady (designation D or Q- English Queen), king (symbol TO or K- English King), ace (designation T or A- English Ace).

The accepted order (seniority, sequence) of cards: ace (the lowest card), two, three, ..., king, joker. In many games, the Ace is the highest card. Some games have different card ranks. For example, in the German deck and the Italo-Spanish deck there are no queens at all; their place is taken by “high jacks” or horsemen. In the card game "Minor Tarots" there is a deck that is, in fact, a complete set of the Minor Arcana of the Tarot, but with a European designation of suits. Almost every year, new decks of cards appear on the market, differing in small details from the classic ones, both in the number of oners and in the suit designation; the number of suits may also be different. The shape of the cards themselves can also be very diverse: round and oval playing cards will surprise no one! The shape is most often simply close to symmetrical, from an equilateral triangle to an amoeba-like one.

High cards

High cards

№	Ill.	Name	Description and meaning
1		Joker	The card depicts a jester - colored or black and white. The most strong card in the deck.
2		Ace	The card shows one suit sign and two letters “T”
3		King (playing) card	King of Hearts - depicted in a red robe, with a sword and a symbol of royal power in his hand The King of Diamonds is depicted in a turban and Arabic attire. Holding a scepter with a crescent in his hands The King of Spades is depicted wearing a red robe and a Chinese crown. Holds a scepter in his hands. The Cross King is depicted in a blue robe and with a scepter in his hands.
4		Lady	Each of the ladies is depicted in a red dress and shawl. They each have a flower in their hands and a crown on their head.
5		Jack	Each of the jacks is wearing a shirt and a hat. They hold halberds in their hands.

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Here we will provide list of card terms with definitions Games with cards They are very different, but the terminology remains the same.

FULL DECK

Here we will provide list of terms with definitions, what they mean to a card magician.

FULL DECK

52 cards of four suits: diamonds, clubs, hearts and spades - 13 cards of each suit from Ace through King... with the Joker as an additional card.

TOP OF THE DECK

This is what they call the top of the deck or the topmost card when the cards are in the deck, that is, the entire deck is facing front side down.

BOTTOM OF THE DECK

The bottom of the deck or the most bottom card in the same position.

The front side of the card, which shows its value.

The reverse side of a card with a geometric or other design that is the same for all cards in the same deck.

GEOMETRIC SHIRT

The back of any deck of cards, the design on which is made in the form of a repeating geometric pattern.

SHIRT WITH A PICTURE

The back of any deck of cards, made in the form of a picture. The picture could be an image of a dog, a cat, or the Grand Canyon landscape. Since mostly “new” cards are issued with such a back, they are of little use for card tricks, except in special cases, such as card fans.

CARD WITH WHITE EDGE ON BACK

Most GEOMETRIC BACK cards have a white border around the outer edge of the back. (There is an exception: the bee style.) The white border is very important when demonstrating many of the tricks described in the tutorial. White edging on the back makes it difficult to see a card that is face up in the deck when all other cards in the deck are face down because the white edges of the card's face look exactly the same as the white edging on the back.

Any card in any deck from two to ten and ace.

Card with two points.

Card with three points.

All Jacks, Queens and Kings.

REGULAR SIZE OR POKER DECK OF CARDS

A deck of standard sized playing cards measuring 2 inches (63.5 mm) wide.

DECK OF CARDS FOR BRIDGE

A deck of playing cards, the size of which is slightly smaller than regular cards: they have a width of 57.15 mm. Sometimes, for some tricks, it is more convenient to use bridge cards because of their small width. Many magicians only work with poker cards, while others prefer bridge cards because they are easier to manipulate. Additionally, most specialty "magician decks" are usually made from bridge cards.

GIANT MAP

Very large cards, typically four times the size of regular playing cards.

TECHNICAL CAPTURE

A method of holding a deck in the left hand to deal cards. The index finger of the left hand covers the end edge of the deck, and the middle, ring and little fingers cover the right side, the thumb is located on top (as shown in the figure). This grip is more comfortable and can be considered more professional than the standard deal position, as the index finger covers the end, indicating a "fair" deal. TECHNICAL GRIP is required in almost all submission tricks, so working in such a grip will become natural and easy for you over time. It is also very important for more complex tricks, such as “Second” or “Bottom”.

Shuffling a deck of cards from top to bottom

SHIPPING A DECK OF CARDS BY FLIPING OR THE “PIGEON TAIL” SHUCHING

CUT

ONE SKID Remove some cards from the top of the deck, place them next to the rest of the deck, and “complete the strip” by placing the bottom of the deck on top of the top.

DOUBLE OR MULTIPLE SKILLS Divide the deck into more than two piles and then stack them again, but not in the same order.

FALSE WITHDRAWAL

Any removal of the deck, after which the cards remain in the same order.

FALSE SHUFFLE

Any shuffling that leaves the cards in the same order.

Removing cards from the deck, done one card at a time or in groups of cards. Although changing is usually done with both hands, it can be done with one hand.

STANDARD POSITION FOR DELIVERY

The deck is held in the left hand and rests on the palm, with four fingers resting on the right side edge of the deck and the thumb on top of the deck. In this position, the thumb moves the card onto the tips of the remaining fingers in such a way that it becomes possible to draw the card with the right hand and deal each card.

STANDARD PASS

Cards are dealt face down one at a time and placed on the table, each successive card on top of the previous one. The cards in the deck after such a deal are arranged in the reverse order of the original.

SURRENDER WITH REVERSE

Cards are dealt from the top of the deck, which is face up, but are placed face up when dealt. In this case, the cards in the deck after being dealt are arranged not in reverse, but in direct order relative to the deck in its original position.

A DECK OF CARDS, THE BACKS OF WHICH HAVE A CHARACTERISTIC PATTERN

The characteristic pattern of the back in such cards is usually a picture in which the right and left sides are easily distinguishable. This deck can be used as a “trick deck” by arranging the cards in such a way that the picture on the back of all the cards faces the same direction. Offer to choose a card when it is returned to you, simply rotate the card as you place it in the deck. NOW THE IMAGE IN THE PICTURE IS FACED THE OTHER WAY. Then looking through the deck, you will find the selected card from the picture facing the other direction.

FORCED CHOICE

The spectator chooses (makes a guess) the card or cards you have chosen, thinking that he is making a FREE choice. FORCED CHOICE

FORCED CHOICE DECK

A deck of cards of the same value. Usually the top or bottom card of such a deck has a different value so that the viewer does not suspect anything.

TWO CARD FORCED CHOICE DECK

A deck of cards in which the top half of the deck contains cards of the same suit and value, and the bottom half consists of identical cards, but of a different suit and a different value. Used to force the selection of two different cards, and the cards are laid out so that the first viewer makes a choice from the top half of the deck, and the second - from the bottom.

THREE CARD FORCED CHOICE DECK

The same deck as in the previous article, but in three parts with three cards.

50/50 FORCED CHOICE DECK

A deck in which the top part consists of identical cards, and the bottom part consists of a regular set of cards of different stripes and advantages. Having such a deck, the magician, demonstrating its authenticity, fans out the deck in front of the spectator, holding it face up, but does not reach the bottom half, then turns the deck face down and forces the spectator to choose a card from the part that has now become the top.

INDEX MAP

Any card that is used as a "key" to determine some other card in the deck. Here are examples of pointer maps:

Short card

Long Card - A card that is slightly longer than the others in the deck. The large length of the card allows you to instantly find it in the deck.

KEY CARD

Any map that can be used as an index map.

REVEALING THE CARD

Any method that allows one to "find" or "reveal" a hidden card after it has been returned to the deck.

DOUBLE FACE CARD

A special card for tricks that has a FACE on both sides.

DOUBLE BACK CARD

A special card for tricks that has a BACK on both sides.

PREPARATION

Any preparatory treatment of the deck before a performance, and in many cases during a performance, as a result of which the cards in the deck are arranged in a certain order or a card is placed in a certain place.

PREPARED DECK

A "worked" deck, or a deck in which the cards have been arranged in a special way before the performance begins.

Any part of a deck containing cards arranged in a special way.

COUNT THE CARDS and place them in the same order.

COUNTDOWN OF CARDS with stacking in reverse order.

A "secret" move when working with cards that is unknown to the audience, for example, "Double Raise", "Discard" and so on.

MOVEMENT

The "movement" may be secret - in which case it is a trick - or a specific manipulation of the deck or card that the spectator is allowed to "see", such as removing the deck.

Secretly mark a card while the deck is in hand and shuffled.

DOUBLE LIFT

GLIMMER

Allow the viewer to catch a glimpse of the face of the card.

CONTROL

Any method (usually unknown to the viewer) that allows the performer to know the location separate card or cards in a deck. This textbook uses the term very broadly and in most cases refers to the return of a card chosen by the spectator to the deck and the ability of the magician to "control" the cards, that is, to move it to the top of the deck, to the bottom, or to the place where it should be for performing the trick.

DEVICE

Any secret device for performing a trick. The audience is usually unaware of the existence of the device.

OPENING A CARD

An action that crowns many card tricks, when a card hidden or chosen by the viewer is magically identified and presented to the audience.

REVERSED CARD

Any card that is face up in a face down deck, or any card that is face up in a deck with other cards face down.

DEMONSTRATION

Demonstration of the art of card handling. "Demonstration" is not usually associated with tricks, although it can be an important part of some magic tricks. Examples of the art would be fanning the Deck in one hand, the Deck as a Spring, the Deck as a Ribbon, removing the Deck with one hand, and so on.

The number of cards held in one hand in a fan shape.

"MAGIC LOOP"

A very useful device for many tricks is made from adhesive cellophane tape. There are two types of cellophane tape: regular office adhesive tape on one side and adhesive tape on both sides, which is called double adhesive tape. As you will later discover, double tape is very useful for a magician, particularly if the audience is unaware of its existence. If you want to do a trick that requires double duct tape and don't have any on hand, make your own magic loop. To do this, take regular office adhesive tape and make a loop out of it, as shown in the figure, WITH THE ADHESIVE SIDE OUT. Now place this loop on a flat surface and straighten it into double adhesive tape that you can use for any need. You will find references to the Magic Loop in many places in this book, and now you can always make this useful device for many tricks from ordinary office tape.